Sargis

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Sargis (Armenian: Սարգիս, Armenian pronunciation: [sɑɾˈkʰis]; Syriac: ܣܪܓܝܣ, Syriac pronunciation: [sargis]) is a masculine given name and surname that is used in both Armenian[1] and Assyrian[2] communities. The name ultimately derived from the Latin name Sergius, and is partly derived from the name's Classical Syriac form. The Armenian surname Sargsyan/Sarkisian is derived from this name.

Pronunciation
  • Armenian: [sɑɾˈkʰis], Western Armenian: [sɑɾˈkis]
GenderMasculine
Word/nameArmenian: Սարգիս Classical Syriac: ܣܪܓܝܣ
Meaning"Protector"
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Sargis
Pronunciation
  • Armenian: [sɑɾˈkʰis], Western Armenian: [sɑɾˈkis]
GenderMasculine
Origin
Word/nameArmenian: Սարգիս Classical Syriac: ܣܪܓܝܣ
Meaning"Protector"
Region of originWest Asia
Other names
Alternative spellingSarkis, Sarkees, Serkis
NicknamesSeggy, Sagi, Sago, Sako, Seggo
Related namesSergius, Sargent
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The name may also be alternatively used as Sarkis, used primarily by Armenians.

Assyrian tradition

Saints Sergius and Bacchus with their names written in Syriac. Sargis is seen on the right in this iconography with the caption ܡܪܝ ܣܪܓܝܣ (Mar Sargis) above him.

In the Assyrian community, the name Sargis is a common veneration to Saint Sergius who was martyred in the Syriac speaking city of Resafa,[3][4] popularizing the name in the language amongst liturgically Syriac speaking communities since at least the 4th century. The name (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܡܪܝ ܣܪܓܝܣ, Syriac pronunciation: [mar sargis]), meaning Saint Sargis, is also used for Assyrian churches in both the Assyrian homeland[5] and diaspora.[6]

Notable peoples

Saints

The Armenian Saint, Sargis the General

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